How did you meet your SO?

We met over the summer in my college's weight room (she went to the rival school, but lived in the town where I went to school). She was getting ready for volleyball season while I was getting ready for football. We were the only two people working out at that time of day for several days in a row. I'm not one to disrupt a workout but I figured I would talk to her since we were the only ones there (I certainly didn't want to be rude). I wasn't really interested in pursuing a relationship at the time, I was just trying to be friendly. I approached her and told her I thought she was doing an exercise incorrectly (She told me months later that she was not impressed by this), but agreed that the guy who created her workout probably did not know what he was doing. Our paths continued to cross and we continued to get to know each other and eventually started hanging out in the evenings, outside of the weight room. About 2 years later we were married, and will celebrate our 7 year anniversary in a couple of days. We have a 2.5 year old, one on the way, and could not be happier.

I met mine on... Tinder! We both were using it strictly as a dating app so it worked out

I dated a friend of his back in the day. I randomly met him the night his son was born, but he was engaged (or maybe even married at that point) so nothing happened. We stayed Myspace/Facebook friends for years. One day he randomly sent me a Facebook message and we started talking, and the rest was history!

We met on eHarmony. He was the first guy I was matched to, started talking on there, moved to texting, went out on our first date a week later, and been together ever since. Together 2 1/2 years, married 10 months.

match.com 9 years ago

I was divorced just over two years, single Mom working three jobs trying to keep the house for my son and I. After agonizing I decided it was time to sell the house because it was just taking too much time away from spending time with my son. Put the house on the market, sells in that same day. The buyers inspection had some electrical work that they wanted done before the sale. My friend said his cousin was an electrician and he would have him come and see what needs to be done. My friend and his cousin met me at my 2nd job (bartending) on that Sunday. I showed him the paperwork from the inspection, we talked about what needed to be done and he left. The following week he showed up at my house to do the work with his 2 year old son and his cousin. After he was done with the work I asked him how much did I owe him and he said nothing. I was like no really I have to pay you for your work. We went back and forth and he said you can buy me a drink sometime no worries. His cousin then said he is going to be over at the bar tonight after he drops his son off if you want to make good on that drink. They left and well I blew the guy off because I started thinking, I am going to go by myself to a bar to meet up with a guy I don't know???? A month goes by and its time to move so my friend comes over and he brought his same cousin to help me move. We spent hours moving all the stuff out of my house, it was an emotional day for me but this guy, a complete stranger, who I blew off mind you, was making jokes making me laugh trying to keep my spirits up.

After a long day we all went to get something to eat and my friend ended up leaving and I had no car so his cousin drove me to my new place. We sat in the car for hours just talking. As I was getting out of the car, he leaned in and kissed me good bye (to this day he will tell the kids I leaned in but hes was the leaner) LOL We were thick as thieves for the next 4 months, ended up moving in together. One day we were sitting in the car waiting for my ex husband to drop my son off after his weekend and he looked over at me and asked me to marry him. I laughed and said no... to my defense I thought he was joking as we literally spoke at length about not wanting to get remarried, that we would live together and be a family but no marriage. When I realized it was a serious proposal my heart sunk and I said ask me again and he was like nope. He waited almost another 3 months before he asked me again. I obviously said yes that time. lol On the 22nd of this month we will be married 16 years. We have three beautiful sons and still laugh to this day about how I said NO. Looking forward to the next 16 years!!!

KelGen02 wrote: »

I was divorced just over two years, single Mom working three jobs trying to keep the house for my son and I. After agonizing I decided it was time to sell the house because it was just taking too much time away from spending time with my son. Put the house on the market, sells in that same day. The buyers inspection had some electrical work that they wanted done before the sale. My friend said his cousin was an electrician and he would have him come and see what needs to be done. My friend and his cousin met me at my 2nd job (bartending) on that Sunday. I showed him the paperwork from the inspection, we talked about what needed to be done and he left. The following week he showed up at my house to do the work with his 2 year old son and his cousin. After he was done with the work I asked him how much did I owe him and he said nothing. I was like no really I have to pay you for your work. We went back and forth and he said you can buy me a drink sometime no worries. His cousin then said he is going to be over at the bar tonight after he drops his son off if you want to make good on that drink. They left and well I blew the guy off because I started thinking, I am going to go by myself to a bar to meet up with a guy I don't know???? A month goes by and its time to move so my friend comes over and he brought his same cousin to help me move. We spent hours moving all the stuff out of my house, it was an emotional day for me but this guy, a complete stranger, who I blew off mind you, was making jokes making me laugh trying to keep my spirits up.

After a long day we all went to get something to eat and my friend ended up leaving and I had no car so his cousin drove me to my new place. We sat in the car for hours just talking. As I was getting out of the car, he leaned in and kissed me good bye (to this day he will tell the kids I leaned in but hes was the leaner) LOL We were thick as thieves for the next 4 months, ended up moving in together. One day we were sitting in the car waiting for my ex husband to drop my son off after his weekend and he looked over at me and asked me to marry him. I laughed and said no... to my defense I thought he was joking as we literally spoke at length about not wanting to get remarried, that we would live together and be a family but no marriage. When I realized it was a serious proposal my heart sunk and I said ask me again and he was like nope. He waited almost another 3 months before he asked me again. I obviously said yes that time. lol On the 22nd of this month we will be married 16 years. We have three beautiful sons and still laugh to this day about how I said NO. Looking forward to the next 16 years!!!

I love my electrician! This is an awesome story.

I was his boss at a customer service company. We met in May and married in Sept of 2002. He had to move to another department when we married. Neither of us are still with the same company now. But we are still married and happy.

karsei01 wrote: »

We actually met delivering children in kindergarden. I was just ending a long marriage, and feeling pretty low. Then just suddenly I saw this girl, just a blink, and knew I had to see her, so the next couple of days I searched the kindergarden when I delivered or picked up, before I saw her again. We just (I thought I was descrete as hell, and not used to getting attention, so didn't suspected response) looked at each other for a long time. I am way to shy to tolk to a stranger...but apparently she had noticed (and so had half the staff there...) so we started talking...and never stopped. We're celebrating our first aniversary next weekend. AND our daughter ( I have two kids and she has one from previous relationship) is off course attending the same kindergarden, so they have followed us from first time we saw each other.

You were delivering children in kindergarten already? What kind of dr school is this?

Edit: also, are you old enough to be using the internet?

On the Internet. We're both old timers in the cybersea and both used to post in the same USENET group. We weren't an online couple, but when two people from that same group got married, they held the wedding in New Orleans (where I lived). We hit it off at the wedding and 20+ years later, I still wake up next to her. If they had held the wedding somewhere else, we would have never met in person because I wouldn't have gone to it.